I finally fragged my RBTA!

[tooshay]

Since my RBTA split again, I decided to have a go at fragging the clone. I was so scared my knees were shaking, but it was SO easy and the halves are doing great this morning!
Prior to the cut:

On the chopping block:

The halves in a bucket:

After 1 hour

The next morning:

 

[TorryRx]

Atta girl! I knew you could do it!!

 

[Atticus]

Now if you could frag those clowns you would be in business... Very nice looking clowns and anemones.

 

[tooshay]

Thanks! I just put a divider in the tank and put an anemone on each side. My spawning pair of Leucokranos clowns are coming next week, so I am trying to make their new home perfect The snowflakes are still young, but hopefully thay will make some pretty babies when they grow up.

 

[hexedagain]

Good job on the fragging, and nice clowns.

 

[Atticus]

Spawning pair of Leucs, a very nice find indeed.

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13245080#post13245080 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tooshay
My spawning pair of Leucokranos clowns are coming next week, so I am trying to make their new home perfect

Congrats

I am pretty sure I know the pair, get ready for eggs

 

[GSMguy]

Are those ORA snowflakes?

 

[kenny77]

Nice. Im thinking on getting and RBTA and frag it. What tool this you use. I have an X-acto. will it work?

 

[Titus77]

I think that if you were going to use an Xacto knife, you might as well use a Chef's Knife! LOL.

 

[tooshay]

Hexedagain, you might be a bit partial to those babies Thanks again for the beautiful fish!
Scott, I know that you know where the clowns are coming from, because this person mentioned your name. I just hope I can raise some of the babies!
GSMguy, yes they are #9 and #10 from ORA.
I actually used a sharp pair of scissors and just cut through the center of the mouth.

 

[Titus77]

What did you do right after the cutting? Would an extra sharp Chef's knife work?

 

[tooshay]

A sharp knife is ideal. Start at the mouth and slice outward both ways. I put the halves in a bucket of tank water for an hour, then plopped them back in the tank. Within an hour they were both attached to a rock. Today, there is only a small open area left, and they act like nothing ever happened to them! Just be prepared...it is totally gross!! I didn't expect to see gooey guts. I thought the inside would look like the foot for some reason, but it DIDN'T!! It was WAY nasty!

 

[traveller7]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13246568#post13246568 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tooshay
Scott, I know that you know where the clowns are coming from, because this person mentioned your name. I just hope I can raise some of the babies!

Clown breeding is still small community :>)

I am quite sure with your patience and persistence, you'll have baby pictures soon enough.

 

[Titus77]

What colors were the guts? Why can't you just line up the knife with the diameter and slice downwards?

 

[tooshay]

The guts were brown squiggly stuff.
I had a hard time getting the anemone to "Stand" upright. As long as you cut through the mouth, you should be OK. They are like a blob of jelly when they are out of the water and pretty hard to manipulate at all. Good luck and keep us posted on the outcome!

 

[Titus77]

When I get a nem, I will try it...lol. How long should I wait to split it after I acclimate it to the tank?

 

[tooshay]

The one in my main tank is a prolific splitter. I had this clone for 6 months before attempting to "Frag" it. If you get an anemone and it does well for 6 months, you should be able to give it a try.

 

[Titus77]

No less?

 

[tooshay]

I personally wouldn't try it any sooner. The longer it has to establish in your tank the better. I am not an expert by any means, but just going by my gut feeling. Maybe someone will chime in that has done it on a newer specimin.